I keep seeing these Burger King commercials on TV where they show footage of real people freaking out at the counter after being told the Whopper is no longer for sale. It’s all a prank with hidden cameras done for the commercial, but most of the unwitting victims stare ahead in utter disbelief; others totally flip out, launching into verbal assaults on the poor cashiers who delivered the bad news. It’s as if a major paradigm shift has occurred. I love passionate people, but jeebus, guys, it’s a fast food burger!

Still, it got me thinking…. Is there anything I love so much that losing it would make me freak out like that at a sales counter? I always strive to be nice to customer service folks because I worked in retail for many years (girl, don’t make me bust out my pocket-T folding moves on ya), and I know how it is to be on the other side of a full-fledged customer freak-out. It takes a lot to get me to launch into a Whopper-esque meltdown in front of a sales person. It would have to be the loss of something really frickin’ great to push me over the edge. Perhaps integral to my existence, even.

Such things do exist, however, and without further ado (drumroll, please), here are nine things I would FREAK THE EFF OUT over if a sales person told me, “Sorry, we don’t sell _____ anymore. And neither does anyone else.”

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haha this is fun.
1. Bobbi Brown pot rouge! i love the dewy glow effect it leave on me.
2. Shu curler. seriously i wonder is it make out of drug. i hate to curl eyelashes before I had it.
3. gotta say Ipod. haha music is my life.
4. MAC Technakohl eyeliner

so far this is my list. haha

oh yeah on the previous post comment you mention Asian market cosmetics, for luxury, I quite like Shu and Bobbi because of service and quality. MAC service here is really bad, it turn a lot of people off from buying. for drugstore, there are always maybelline, loreal, kate. Nowadays a lot of jap and korean brand coming to South East Asia (where I’m at)

Great post, Karen! It gave me something to think about in the shower this morning. I’m really anal about nearly everything in my life, so it was hard to pare the list down to 10 things:
1. Prescriptives Flawless Skin concealer (heavy duty stuff for my heavy duty undereye circles :D)
2. MAC Teddy Eye Kohl (a lot of brands have good black kohl eyeliner, but this brown is unique and perfect in every way and I would throw a huge tantrum if it were ever discontinued)
3. Shiseido The Skincare Purifying Foam Cleanser
4. Olay Complete Defense SPF 30 moisturizer
5. Shikai body wash (inexpensive, the scents are amazing, and it’s the only soap that doesn’t dry out my skin)
6. Miss Sixty Jeans
7. Pentel Powerpoint II Pens (VERY hard to find, and when I do find them I buy them by the box. These and Microns are the only pens I use.)
8. Korean kimchi beef tofu soup
9. Bumble & Bumble hair products (I’m with you on this one Karen)
10. Pumpkin muffins (I could eat tofu soup and these for every meal for the rest of my life and die happy. They’re seasonal at my local grocery store’s bakery and have a ridiculous amount of fat in them, so I made myself stop eating them. Then last week I was having a bad day, so I thought a pumpkin muffin would cheer me up. When I went to buy one they were gone, and I teared up. Seriously.)

hmmm. I think part of my obsession with buying more and more makeup is the “hunt”….I like trying new brands, always on the lookout for the lastest product. So while I have many, many favorites I can’t think of any that I would really freak out over losing forver-there will always be something else to try! That said, I did come up with a couple other things in my life: (in no order), and a few are beauty-ish. And stragely mine are all general items….I’m not super attached to brands I guess.

1. lip balm
2. agree w/ some of the personal care items in posts-mine is toothpaste and toothbrushes
3. Pets-not being allowed to have dogs or cats as pets
4. Good scripted TV (dramas, comedies, etc). Sadly we are getting close to this point, with the WGA strike and all. boo.
5. milk
6. cheese
7. coffee

BTW Karen, I watched “Rescue Dawn” with the hubby last night-it stars your man Christian Bale! have you seen it? Not bad for a *war* movie.

1. Tampons. Seriously can you imagine PMS’ing, going to the store and being told that they are no longer making tampons. I would lose it.
2. Ibuprofen and allergy medicine. I would be a mess if they were gone from my life.
2. Clinique moisture surge. I’ve been using it since I was 12.
3. Dove Soap. I’ve used it all my life. I used to break out in hives if I didn’t.
4. My Sonicare Toothbrush…a regular toothbrush can’t compare.
5. Chocolate…if they suddenly made it illegal…i’d be a dope fiend.
6. Cell Phones…I’m dependent on it.
7. Bathroom Cleaner…I would have major issues on this one.
8. Aveeno lotion
9. Kathy Van Zeeland purses

since writing that ive thought of loads more things I need it is impossible to keep this to 9!
I could never live without Topshop basic vest tops, tetley tea bags and Chanel Ballerina nail polish either! ooohh and Ugg boots, I dont care what anyone says about them being ugly they are the warmest, most comfortable things in the world and winter in England would be absolutely unacceptable without them!

p.s. Glosslizard dont worry the ammount of refils i go through i will keep teint innocence going single handed!

1.)Picot – its an antacid, I think its from Mexico actually lol but I love love love this stuff, I think its just baking soda and citric acid in it or something like that but if you feel all yucky and nauseated this is a miracle worker immediately.

2.)Dove cool moisture line – Target already pissed me off cuz I think they recently stopped carrying the lotion and I never use to be hooked on any type of lotion or body wash till this line came out. So fresh.

1. Although life will go on, as it stands, I will definitely have a freak-out if MAC decided to shut it’s doors. “Get-me-an-eyeshadow!”
2. My Fisher-Price cradle swing. Honestly? I don’t know how our parents held babies 24/7 without this machine. This is by far THE BEST baby shower gift to ever receive!!
3. Toy cars – nuff said
4. Feminine sanitary products/diapers/toilets – can you imagine the mayhem behind this?
5. With you on the toilet tissue and pop-tarts.
6. RICE!! (for the big boy)
7. Thai Iced Tea, just shoot me already.

1) Revlon Colorstay (Oily/Combo) Foundation in Buff
– – been using it everyday for 12 years.. I would FLIP. They had it on “Clearout” for 2 months (I didn’t know they were changing the packaging) and I called, wrote, emailed Revlon many many times..

2) Coco Chanel Madamoiselle. Love it. It reminds me of every special night/occassion ever. Because that is when I wear it.

There are many things out there I cant live without…tp, toothpaste, etc… but the most important things are as follows:

1. Coke zero, one can not live on water alone…
2. Coffee, from anywhere as long as they can make a nonfat latte I am happy!!!
3. Clinique Dramatically different moisturizing gel, my boyfriend and I would both throw down a hissy
4. Pilot G-2 07 in purple – I love this pen, I have a pen fetish (I have three drawers of pens at my office but I only use this one)
5. Cover girl volume exact in blackest black…love this stuff!
6. MAC anything…I would breakdown in the middle of the store if there was no MAC…I love everything that comes from them!!!
7. OPI nail polish…I do mani’s and pedi’s every sunday to relax and get ready for the work week…
8. Velvetta mac and cheese…this stuff is so bad for you but I have been eating it my entire life and I cant stop now!!!
9. Books…I would die if they wiped out all of the books in the entire world…what would I do while my sweetie watches star wars, indiana jones & planet earth (No offense but you can only watch them so many times and he has definetly surpassed that)
10. Flip flops – old navy prefferably!
11. Boots 4n1 quick thinking wipes – for those lazy days!

I need to get my hands on that Prescriptives concealer, ASAP! I’ve also heard great things about Teddy Eye Kohl too. Today I’m going to stop by the MAC counter and check it out, because I need to buy some Smolder liner.

Awww, too bad your muffins weren’t there that day. I hope you are feeling better, though!

I have seen it. It’s a good one, I agree. I used to not really like war-themed movies until I watched Apocalypse Now a few years ago. I also read Tim O’ Brien’s book, “The Things They Carried,” and that changed how I felt about the genre, too.

Oh boy, I’d probably throw a fit if I couldn’t have coffee. I’d be one grumpy girl!

Some of Jessica’s shoes are cute. I’ve seen a few pairs of boots that were pretty hot.

I *love* Dreyer’s Peppermint Ice Cream. It seems to be something you either love or hate, though…I’ve eaten it in front of many people and 99% of the time someone makes a comment about how gross it looks (like “Pepto Ice Cream” is just one of the creative adjectives I’ve heard). But dang, it’s heaven. I like Baskin Robin’s Peppermint too.

Sweet jeebus, I need to put ponytail holders on my list too. I swear I buy a pack every few months and they all disappear into this magical ponytail holder void (I suspect that all my missing sock pairs are there too).

Ahhhh, Satin Taupe. That’s a good one. I’ve seen it on many different people and what constantly amazes me is how different it looks on everybody. My friend Chris wears it and I swear it looks like it was made just for her. You must be one of those lucky ones, too (I like it but I don’t love, it, because it just looks so-so on me.)

Shockingly I’ve never seen one episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Heard that it’s good, though!

Joe’s don’t fit my 40 year old butt very well — but J Brand jeans do and I love them as much as Sevens!!! I also like Hudson — I guess my list should say “any ridiculously expensive jean with lycra!”

Kryolan is an industry brand and it is very hard to find — I have to haul my cookies up to Los Angeles to get it. If you happen to run into it though — pick some up — they make an incredible concealor.

Hi Karen,
I heard Topshop is coming to the u.s. soon but i think its just new york and its gonna be twice the price! I actually saw some of the Kate Moss for Topshop stuff in Barneys when i was there but it was soo expensive!
next time you hit the UK you have to tell me and i will give you a list of all the things you’ve got to try!

That’s cool that you’ve got a team you love so much! I enjoy watching sports like basketball and football but I never really felt passionately about a team. I got the mascara gene, but missed the sports fan one. Did you always like them, or was is something that was passed down to ya? Everyone I knew growing up here in the Bay loved the Warriors.

True Religion doesn’t fit me either — oh well, there are plenty of other brands for me to spend big bucks on!!!

As far as Kryolan — they also make something called the Lip Rouge Mini-Palette. So many awesome colors in there! Not very convenient to throw into your bag, but for me as a make-up artist it is great. I can use several colors on several actors and throw one palette into my set bag for touch up. I also like their Shimmering Event Foundation to add some sparkle to the face for a night out! Yummy!

I always thought there was like a main Kryolan office up in San Fran, but maybe I am wrong!

lol @ TP! Indeed I’d totally freak out of they somehow ran out of Toilet Paper and discontinued making it! That’s not freak out material really it’s more like holy sh*t (no pun intended) it’s the end of the world material!

Hmmm it’s so difficult to make a list but here’s a try (in no particular order):

1. Tivo! My god I’d have to be committed if they suddenly stopped making tivo or stopped the service! God it doesn’t bear thinking about!

2. Peanut M&M’s especially the green ones (I dunno I heard the green ones have some special sexy power!)

-Starbucks Low Fat Blueberry Muffins
-Dark Chocolate
-Sally Hansen Hair Removal Cream for Face (wipe off the ‘stash)
-C+ Taurine Vitamin Water
-MAC lip conditioner, blot powder, lipstick
-Febreeze
-Ben and Jerry’s Stephen Colbert Americone Dream Ice Cream (omg is it yummy)
Oh and I just might freak out if I went to a burger king and there was no whopper cuz those things are delish to the max!

I used to love that Garnier lotion but ive found something better now, not sure if you have it over there its by Dove and its called Firming beauty body lotion and it is amazing!
It leaves the skin really smooth and moisturises amazingly but also firms the skin. It has been all over TV over here because it actually works lol!

Thanks for reading le blog. I’m glad you enjoy it. So I totes need to steal a few things from your list…first off, really need to get on that hand cream with sunscreen ASAP. I am not good about sunscreen on my hands and I know that I better get with the program. (Oh, and feet, too. I read somewhere that people forget to put sunscreen on their feet all the time.)

Anyway, do you have a favorite brand? I’ll need to find one that’s moisturizing and not greasy.

Ha! There’s always a new “it” brand so I’m sure you’ll always have lots of choices. Sadly, I’ve gotten back in the habit of shopping in the junior’s section. Two years ago I made it a resolution to stop dressing like a teenage Hawaiian surfer and I was good about it for a year and then it all went to sh*t. I gotta sign my bad self up for one of those makeover shows on Lifetime (television for women!) or something.

Yeah, the corp office is here in SF. I tracked down a beauty store in Marin Co that carries a few items so I’m all over it this weekend like mac on cheese.

MUSE! Thank you for stopping by. Did you ever get your paws on the Paul & Joe for Disney stuff?

Anyway, yeah, I gotta put the TiVo on the list too. Remember how a few years ago how people said stuff like, “It’ll make your television watching more efficient”? Honestly, I don’t think that’s happened…I just watch a hellavu lot more TV. Bad, reality TV, unfortunately. I think our Tivo is on it’s last legs and when it dies I’m going to shed a tear or two.

Holy cow, your comment just made me think of one thing that I’d throw a massive freak out over: THE INTERNET. Can you imagine? You wake up in the morning and there’s no internets?!?! HOLY FRICKIN CRAP.

Funny though, I grew up during the time when the equivalent of emailing and text messaging was leaving a note in your friend’s locker.

OMG Karen, stop – I just can’t think about what would happen without the internet. Ack!

I remember back in high school, my boyfriend and I had a notebook we wrote each other notes in. He’d leave it in my locker in the AM for me to doodle and write in during 1st period math. Can’t imagine anyone doing that now – my 16 YO cousin texts me during his history class.. LOL

Hope you’re having a fun week too. I’m looking forward to tomorrow – it’s my birthday, woo hoo!! One more year of my 20s and then it’s off to start a new decade

That notebook story is so cute! I had a ton of notes from friends and boyfriends from high school…I kept them for the longest time. I have no idea where they went (probably into the same void as the missing socks and misc. tubes of lip products).

Wow, convulsions, huh? I can say that you and the big boy would seize that moment together.

I’m thinking I’d also freakout if they were having a tweezer confiscation where the tweezer police would go door-to-door tearing homes apart just to get their paws on them. Oh gosh.. then unless the mad caterpillars! *shiver*

Hey Karen! As far as hand cream with sunscreen goes, I’m currently using PreVentin-AT Therapeutic Hand Cream & Protectant with SPF 15. I think it’s like a generic version of StriVectin. It’s not greasy, but it’s pretty moisturizing. I got it at CVS. I can’t remember if y’all have those in Cali or not (I live in the South, probably pretty obvious from my use of “y’all”). If you can’t find that, I’ve used one called Rich Girl, I can’t remember who makes it, but I think I bought it at Bath & Body Works. And yes, I’ve realized lately that I’ve neglected my feet, and it’s starting to show. Ewww…nothing worse than thin-skinned old lady looking feet on a girl of only 32.

Thank you so much for the recommendation! We don’t have CVS where I live but I have to buy some stuff from them online anyway (I keep hearing great stuff about Avene skin care, and I think CVS sells it) so I’ll try to find that hand cream.

The other day I looked at my feet and didn’t realize how, well, different they looked from how I remember. I wish I was better about putting sunscreen on them. All those hours in flip flops without any sun protection (*cringes*).

Whereabouts in the south are you from? I’ve never been, but I have a friend in Atlanta who is always trying to get me to go out there and visit.

So, when you have a book that starts off slowly that you’re not into, what do you do? I mostly end up abandoning it if it doesn’t hook me after a few chapters. My hub (an avid reader, too) gives me a hard time with this. I figure that life is short, why spend it reading a book you just aren’t feeling? Right now I’m going through a really intense teen novel phase. It’s a bit weird, but I’ve just decided to “go with it.”

I can’t hang with the Zero and Diet Cokes! I wish I could. I am really sensitive to Nutrasweet and it tastes off to my tastesbuds. I like regular Coke … in a bottle! I swear it tastes different then the stuff in the can.

Yeah, I’ve got a buncha curlers and they are all over the house. The Shu was a Christmas gift from my husband! Shockingly, I didn’t ask for it. He did it all on his own (miraculous, I tell ya.) Sometimes when I’m writing I need a break so I just curl my lashes for the hell of it, LOL.

If I ever take my world wide surf tour I’ll be sure to pick up some Kate and Paul & Joe when I hit the Asian Countries! Happy Friday!

Hey Karen! I live in Atlanta as well. You should definitely take your friend up on that offer and come visit. I think a lot of people have this image of ignorant, racist rednecks when they think of the south, but I’ve found that most people in Atlanta aren’t like that at all. We have friends from Cali that come and visit us, and they can’t get over how friendly people are here, and how good the food is. Spring and fall are probably the best times to visit, it’s beautiful here! Take care, and have a great weekend!

Just stick the white rice then; seriously, the brown will taste like cardboard.

I had dinner at an Indian friend’s house on Saturday and I discovered my new favorite thing to do with rice: add white rice (w/ a lil’ bit of butter and salt) to plain yogurt (Mountain High is good). It’s sooooo good. I’ve been craving it 24/7 since then.

Intersting… definitely different than our everyday dish. Almost sounds Mediterranean! They have yogurt with EVERYTHING. Hubbo and I went to eat out with a co-worker before at a Mediterranean restaurant and I couldn’t believe that the dipping sauce was yogurt. But it was soooo good. You know what I do love, is nan. it’s just like a warmed up pita wrapper, but it’s so good to snack on.

Now I’m hungry, lol. Will have to rummage through the pantry for something to fill the void.

Gosh, when I used to live in the bay, one end of the El Camino was getting taken over by Indian stores and restaurants, while the other end was taken over by Korean stores and restaurants.

We actually haven’t tried any Mediterranean restaurants on the island. The one we went to was in Sunnyvale by the mall before.

OMG! We do miss Mexican food. Hubbo is a HUGE HUGE HUGE burrito fan. We tried a couple joints here but they’re just alright. Still haven’t found the right spot yet. The one we used to go to a lot was La Victorias in San Jose next to SJSU. The wait is kind of long, but so worth it. And I really liked the burritos at Chipotle even though that’s not true Mexican food, hah. Have you ever been to the Burrito Factory? They have this burrito there called the Super Mojado and it is ENORMOUS! Hubbo only finished it once and homeboy can eat so it was quite shocking.

You know what else I miss. Erik’s Deli. I loves me an Abbott’s Habit with Chicken Vegetable Rice soup. *drool* Oh girl. I have a list of restaurants that I miss. Ok, I’m rambling, lol.

Yeah, from what I recall there’s like three places on the island to get a burrito. I’ve eaten at Cholo’s in the north shore a few times but it was just okay. When you’re desperate for burritos it’ll do in a pinch.

I’m hungry, too, right now. I could go for a falafel or a kick ass gyro from the mall in San Rafael…

Haven’t been to Cholo’s yet. We pass by it all the time when we get shaved ice but never stop. My old co-worker used to go there every weekend with her Hubbo. But I think they went to grab beers mostly.